Published date: 23 March 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 15 March 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

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Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£55,000

Procurement reference

NCL001-DN530567-69110224

Published date

23 March 2021

Closing date

15 March 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

22 March 2021

Contract end date

21 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

We are seeking to appoint a supplier to provide paid for profile listings on third party websites owned by IDP relating to Undergraduate recruitment. The paid profiles are to increase our exposure on both WhatUni.com and CompleteUniversityGuide.co.uk. They should provide the ability to enhance our profile with rich media content, trackable calls to action and improve visibility in search results across those sites.
The supplier specifically is required to provide the following services and experience:
1) A premium paid for profile on the website whatuni.com
2) A premium paid for profile on the website completeuniversityguide.co.uk
3) Provide campaign attribution and KPI measurements for activity relating to the paid for profiles on each site
4) Provide regular insight into industry best practice, trends and future placement opportunities, for example:
a) Provide insight in to profile performance against competitors
b) Provide case study examples of other providers maximising their profiles on listing sites
c) Suggest additional placement opportunities across the IDP portfolio to improve campaigns and increase ROI
d) Give advance notice of new features and products available across the IDP portfolio of websites and associated third party placements
5) Provide a single Account Manager for the paid for profiles
6) Provide access to IDP demand tracker tool, based on IDP profiles, to compare subject market demand vs. Newcastle University and competitors by location.


Award information

Awarded date

17 March 2021

Contract start date

22 March 2021

Contract end date

21 March 2022

Total value of contract

£47,500

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

IDP Connect Ltd

Address

First Floor Bedford House, 69-79 Fulham High Street
Putney
Greater London
United Kingdom
SW6 3JW

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Natalie Morton

Address

Newcastle University
Procurement Services, Kingsgate
Newcastle
NE1 7RU
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1912086396

Email

natalie.morton@ncl.ac.uk

Website

https://ncl.ac.uk